Storm covers region in slush; six more inches are expected tonight

The snow will continue in southeastern Massachusetts this week, with another six inches expected to come within the next few days.

Marc Larocque Enterprise Staff Writer @Enterprise_Marc

TAUNTON — The snow will continue in southeastern Massachusetts this week, with another six inches expected to come within the next few days.

After about three to four inches of snow fell throughout the region on Monday, while another six inches is expected drop late tonight into Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service office based in Taunton.

NWS meteorologist Nicole Belk said that her agency has a winter storm watch starting this evening for the Taunton area.

"That's when we're expecting the bulk of the precipitation to occur with this storm system," said Belk, who is based at the agency's Taunton office at the Myles Standish Industrial Park. "We've had back-to-back low-pressure systems. This one (on Wednesday night) is a separate low-pressure system, in addition to the light snow (Monday)."

Belk said that along with the possibility of more than six inches of snow there is also the potential for sleet and freezing rain.

"We may end up with a wintery mix of precipitation from the system," she said. "Right now, it looks like the best chance for a winter mix would be very late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and even a chance we might see light rain on Wednesday."

Belk said the high temperature for Wednesday will be in the mid-30s, after overnight lows in the mid-20s on Tuesday night and early Wednesday. Belk said the swing in temperatures could lead to ice forming on streets.

"It will be below freezing most of this event," Belk said.

The wind gusts will be from 15 to 20 mph during the snowfall, she said.

For Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Belk said that she and her colleagues are expecting dry conditions, with the next chance of precipitation on the Sunday or the following Monday.